About Barnardos

Etahi Atu Whakamarama mo Barnardos

Every year, we deliver a range of child and family and early childhood care and education services to thousands of children, young people and families throughout New Zealand.

We’ve been nurturing the dreams and inspiring the futures of young New Zealanders since our first service opened in Mangere in 1972, and today we have nearly 1,000 staff in over 80 locations.
 

Our guiding principle

Our guiding principle, Ko Ngā Tamariki I Te Tuatahi – Children Come First, informs everything we do. Our child and family services, early childhood care and education, residential services, and advocacy programmes all have a clear focus on putting children first.

Our vision

Everything we do contributes to our vision Ki Aotearoa nei he taonga te tamaiti, me āna manako ki te whanake - In Aotearoa New Zealand childhood is valued and each child’s hope and potential are nurtured.

Our values and core principles

We have a set of core values and principles that define us as an organisation and the way we work.

Our values are

• Integrity
• Respect for others
• Success
• Passion

Our principles are

• Manaakitanga - looking after our people
• Wairuatanga - integrity
• Whanaungatanga - family
• Kaitiakitanga - stewardship
• Kaikokiritanga - empowerment
• Aroha - unconditional love

Our strategic plan

In May 2011, we published the strategic plan that will guide our work from 2011 to 2014.

Barnardos New Zealand is a society registered under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, and is registered as a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 with the Charities Commission.